Seeing Xiang Yutang return, Ying Zikui rushed up anxiously. "What did Zhu Zhengchu say to you this time? Was he asking for reconciliation again?"
Xiang Yutang nodded and rubbed her temples.
Zhuo Ziyu asked worriedly, "Then what did you say?" They were both worried that Xiang Yutang might agree to Zhu Zhengchu again.
Xiang Yutang sat down on the chair. "No matter how much he tried to persuade me, I just said I'd give him a chance. If he can win my heart before we finish shooting this drama, I'll forgive him. But I doubt he can do it. I just hope he'll keep his promise and stop bothering me."
Ying Zikui snorted. "With his persistent nature, there's no way he'll keep his promise."
Zhuo Ziyu said, "If you don't want to see him, you can quit now. The program hasn't started shooting yet, so it's still not too late."
Xiang Yutang shook her head. "Forget it. I've already made an agreement with the director's team. It wouldn't be right to quit now. It's okay. I can use this opportunity to make a clean break. If he still pesters me after this, I'll have to go abroad. Anyway, I've always wanted to travel around the world, so this is just the right time."
Zhuo Ziyu nodded and didn't say anything else. But Ying Zikui was still very upset and looked like he wanted to go and confront Zhu Zhengchu.
Zhuo Ziyu looked at him. "No matter how unpleasant things get between us, we must act as if nothing has happened when we're in public. We're not kids anymore. We should think more about our families besides ourselves." Although they were quite popular, they were still a bit inferior to Zhu Zhengchu, a long - time top - tier star. If they really fell out, no one knew what might happen, so it was important to be patient.
Ying Zikui snorted. "He'd better not provoke me again!"
Xiang Yutang stretched. "Okay, I've been on the road all day. I'm going to rest. You guys should go and rest too."
Zhuo Ziyu pulled Ying Zikui away, and Xiang Yutang lay alone on the bed, lost in thought.
Zhu Zhengchu, Zhu Zhengchu, what's the point of what you're doing now? All it does is make both of us feel embarrassed.
Xiang Yutang sighed. Suddenly, she realized that she had started to sigh without even noticing. She missed the carefree days when she only knew how to laugh. But people always had to grow up.
Xiang Yutang fell asleep as she was thinking. She didn't know how long she had slept, but when she woke up again, it was already dark. Since they were in the mountains, it got even colder after dark. Xiang Yutang huddled under the covers and didn't want to get out. Someone knocked on her door. She didn't want to get up at first, but she was afraid it might be something about the director, so she had to get up.
When she opened the door, it was Zhu Zhengchu.
Xiang Yutang said unhappily, "What do you want?"
Zhu Zhengchu didn't mind her bad attitude and said gently, "It's time for dinner. You'll feel uncomfortable if you don't have dinner."
Xiang Yutang stretched. "Got it. Thanks for reminding me. I'll go and have dinner with Ying Zikui later."
After saying that, Xiang Yutang was about to close the door. Zhu Zhengchu stopped her. "I've ordered your favorite..."
Xiang Yutang interrupted him. "Whether I like it or not doesn't matter. The important thing is that I don't want to have dinner with you."
Zhu Zhengchu was about to say something else when Xiang Yutang said again, "If you keep pestering me, you'll just make me dislike you more."
Zhu Zhengchu didn't say anything else and let her close the door.
Xiang Yutang went into the room and sighed, waiting for Zhuo Ziyu and the others to come and find her.
After dinner, they all went back to their rooms to study the script. At first, they just skimmed through it roughly. But Xiang Yutang roughly remembered the plot. She was playing a chivalrous woman in the Jianghu, free and unrestrained, helping the heroine and the hero get together. Originally, she had more scenes with the male and female leads, but now she had a lot more scenes with her on - screen partner, Zhu Zhengchu.
These scenes even included intimate actions like waist - hugging and hugging. Fortunately, there were no kissing scenes. Otherwise, Xiang Yutang would definitely talk to the director.
The next day, the director called them all over. Although they were all big stars, the director was very serious when talking to them about this drama.
"I know all of you teachers are very dedicated, and there are quite a few scenes between you. So I hope that before the shooting starts, you teachers can get familiar with each other, rehearse the lines, so as to deepen your memory. It will also make the recording more convenient."
The others had no problem with this, but Xiang Yutang had a big problem. Most of her scenes were with Zhu Zhengchu. But if she didn't respect the director's arrangement, it would seem like she was being a diva. So Xiang Yutang had to keep silent.
After the director told them to memorize their lines, Zhu Zhengchu kept following her.
"Let's rehearse together, shall we?" Zhu Zhengchu looked at her eagerly.
Xiang Yutang looked at her script. "I haven't memorized my lines yet. We'll talk about it later."
"We can look at the script now." Zhu Zhengchu still didn't want to give up.
Zhuo Ziyu walked up to Xiang Yutang. "Tangtang, let's rehearse together!"
"Okay." Xiang Yutang agreed without hesitation.
Zhu Zhengchu was afraid that if he kept pestering her, she would be unhappy, so he could only watch helplessly as Xiang Yutang and Zhuo Ziyu walked away.
In the evening, a few more actors came. Some of them came after hearing that Zhu Zhengchu was going to star in this drama. They wanted to see the senior's charm.
"Hello, Teacher Zhu!"
"Good evening, Teacher Zhu!"
Zhu Zhengchu greeted them with a fake smile. His eyes were always on Xiang Yutang, looking for a chance to talk to her.
"Teacher Zhu, could you come with me for a moment? There seems to be a mistake in the script I gave you yesterday." The director called Zhu Zhengchu away.
With Zhu Zhengchu gone, among the others, Xiang Yutang was a big star with a large following. The new - comers all greeted her. Of course, there were also some who were jealous and unconvinced of Xiang Yutang. They kept making sarcastic remarks.
Ying Zikui was a bit annoyed. "Who is this person?"
Zhuo Ziyu whispered, "Tian Miaomiao. She just became popular in this year's talent show. Her family is very rich and has been supporting her." Different from those who debuted with their own strength, most of those who were supported by their rich families were pampered and arrogant.
Xiang Yutang had no interest in talking to this little girl, but Tian Miaomiao just wanted to provoke her.
"Hello, Teacher Xiang." Tian Miaomiao smiled hypocritically.
Xiang Yutang knew this trick too. She could smile even more falsely. "Hello. What's your name? I don't think I've ever seen you before." This was an implicit mockery of Tian Miaomiao's lack of fame.
Tian Miaomiao's face immediately showed signs of unhappiness. She said sarcastically, "Yeah, I'm not very famous. After all, I'm not like some people who tied themselves to their mentor during the talent show and then kicked the mentor away after becoming popular. As if they never had any such ties." She was alluding to the fact that Zhu Zhengchu and Xiang Yutang had once promoted a CP, and later Xiang Yutang had removed the CP super - topic.